NOTE 9:-

EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE BENEFITS

Under Israeli law and labor agreements, the Company is required to make severance and pension payments to retired, dismissed or resigned employees.

The Company has an approval from the Israeli Ministry of Labor and Social welfare, pursuant to the terms of Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law, 1963, according to which the Company's current deposits in the pension fund and/or with the insurance company exempt it from any additional severance obligations to the employees for whom such depository payments were made.

The Company's employees participate in a pension plan or individual insurance policies that are purchased by them. The Company's liability for severance obligations for the employees employed for one year or more is discharged by making regular deposits with a pension fund or the insurance policies. Under Israeli law, there is no liability for severance pay in respect of employees who have not completed one year of employment. The amount deposited with the pension fund or the insurance policies is based on salary components as prescribed in the employment agreement. The custody and management of the amounts so deposited are independent of the Company and accordingly, such amounts funded and related liabilities are not reflected in the balance sheet.

For non-management employees, the Company deposits 72% of its liability for severance obligations with a pension fund for such employees, and upon completion of one year of employment with the Company, it makes a one-time deposit with the pension fund for the remaining balance. The Company deposited to individual severance fund according to section 14 of the Israeli severance pay law $683 and $723 in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In 2011, the Company, pursuant to Section 14 of the Israeli Severance Pay Law, made a transfer of funds from a central severance fund to individual funds in the name of the employees for the unfunded liability and discharged its liability in respect of such employees' severance pay.

Expenses (income) recorded in respect of the unfunded liability for employee severance payments for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 were $57, $(20) and $87, respectively.